{"id":1085,"date":"2018-04-03T16:34:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T16:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2018-04-03T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T16:34:04","slug":"mcas-prep-by-ciaran-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/mcas-prep-by-ciaran-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"MCAS Prep by Ciaran Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to be ready for the next MCAS Session!<\/span>
\n<\/span>The next Scheduled MCAS sessions are in 34 days, so here are some tips on how to maximize your success!<\/span><\/p>\n

1: Eat a lot of carbohydrates within 30 minutes of the beginning of the test!<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>webmd.com,<\/span> “Eating a small carb snack before a test – a whole-wheat English muffin with a little peanut butter and a glass of orange juice, will help boost concentration and brainpower, and is better than going in on an empty stomach\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

2: Have a good night\u2019s sleep<\/span><\/p>\n

A UCLA study has revealed that getting enough sleep- 10 hours or more for anyone up to age 18- dramatically improves test scores the next day<\/span><\/p>\n

3: Try to understand the test from the perspective of the Test Writer<\/span><\/p>\n

If you try to understand the critical thinking that the writer so you understand the questions better and have a better chance and understanding the deep thinking and work of the test writer.<\/span><\/p>\n

4: Understand how the test is scored<\/span><\/p>\n

If you know how the test is scored, you can know what you will be scored on and focus your attention and brainpower on those parts in particular.<\/span><\/p>\n

5: Get ready in advance<\/span><\/p>\n

Get to school early, after a good healthful breakfast, and do the necessary things in your morning, plus a few more. Do Tip 1 in this article(It never hurts to get a few more carbs in before a test. If you\u2019re cramming anything, make it carbs.), use the bathroom, because you don\u2019t want to get distracted by.. Um\u2026 nature\u2019s call during your test. You should also make sure you have everything ready for the test, like your chromebook, a couple #2 pencils, and your lucky objects (necklace, charm bracelet, lucky shirt exc.) and make sure you\u2019re ready when your proctor starts the testing period.<\/span><\/p>\n

6: Review your answers<\/span><\/p>\n

After finishing, check over not only the answers you aren\u2019t sure about and bookmarked, but also the ones that you didn\u2019t so that you can check for any careless mistakes and raise your score.<\/span><\/p>\n

7: #1 RULE: KEEP CALM AND LOOK AT CUTE ANIMALS<\/span><\/p>\n

As my mom says (you can always trust the study results when they\u2019re coming from a sociology major), the #1 way to keep yourself calm and content is looking at some cute baby animals. (I personally like the google search pictures when you search \u2018baby cats and dogs\u2019 absolutely adorable)<\/span><\/p>\n

So, when May 7 rolls around and you\u2019ve read this article, you can rest assured that you will boost your scores on the MCAS if you follow these 7 easy steps.<\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/newsroom.ucla.edu\/releases\/cramming-for-a-test-don-t-do-it-237733<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/getcollegecredit.com\/blog\/article\/8_tips_to_help_you_pass_a_standardized_test<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How to be ready for the next MCAS Session! The next Scheduled MCAS sessions are in 34 days, so here are some tips on how to maximize your success! 1: Eat a lot of carbohydrates within 30 minutes of the beginning of the test! According to webmd.com, “Eating a small carb snack before a test […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1085"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1086,"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1085\/revisions\/1086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waylandmiddleschool.org\/orange_black\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}